Woman guilty in silicone-injection case

The Associated Press

August 30, 2014 10:42:31 PM

JACKSON -- A Mississippi woman was convicted Friday of murder in connection to illicit silicone buttocks injections that led to a Georgia woman's death.

The state attorney general's office said in a statement that a jury deliberated about five hours before finding Tracy Lynn Garner, 54, guilty of depraved-heart murder and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the 2012 death of Karima Gordon, 37. The murder conviction carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

"We felt confident that the evidence would lead to a conviction," said Attorney General Jim Hood in a statement. "We hope this verdict will deliver some sense of justice for Ms. Gordon's family."

Judge Winston Kidd set sentencing for Tuesday. Garner was immediately taken into custody after the verdict was read.

Her attorney, John M. Collette, in an email, said he could not comment on the case because a gag order remained in effect.

Gordon, an Atlanta-area resident, died eight days after receiving the injections in 2012.

Prosecutors said Gordon's death was caused by injections that Garner administered. They said Gordon was referred to Garner by Natasha Stewart, an adult entertainer also known as Pebbelz Da Model. Stewart was convicted of manslaughter in February and is serving a seven-year prison sentence.

The prosecution said Stewart told Gordon that Garner was a nurse.

During the trial, Colette suggested that Gordon wanted exactly what Garner had to offer.